Love On Trial

Summary: Trunks and Kitaria have a serious fight about trust. What will happen since they won’t even talk to each other? It’s up to their friends to get them back together now, if Vegeta doesn‘t get in the way first.

Chapter 1: Still In Love

“Kitaria, I can’t wait to come back and see you. It’s been too long…” Trunks said to himself as he packed clothes into his duffle bag. He didn’t hear his mother walk in, listening to him talk to himself.
“Trunks, dear, what on Earth are you talking about? You saw Kitaria last week,” Bulma pointed out. Trunks turned around.
“Mom! I hate it when you do that. But a week seems so much longer. You know I love her,” Trunks informed.
“I know you do. And I’m very happy for you, son. The Time Machine will be ready in a few minutes, so when you’re ready, come on out. I’m sure you’re in a hurry to see your girlfriend,” Bulma chuckled.
“I sure am,” Trunks nodded. Bulma smiled.
‘Well, I won’t keep you waiting. Finish your packing,” Bulma ordered as she walked out of the room. Trunks sighed and put another pair or pants in his bag. He looked up at his ceiling and sighed.
“I hope you’re just as excited to see me as I am you, Kitaria.”

Kitaria cheered. “I can’t wait for him to get here!” she shouted as she started to dance around her room. Vegeta had just happened to walk by her room and stopped dead in her doorway, mouth wide open.
“What in the hell are you doing you psycho bitch?” Vegeta asked.
“I’m just excited that’s all.” Kitaria explained as she jumped onto her bed.
“About what may I ask?” Vegeta questioned.
“Nothing you’d really be concerned about carrot top!” Kitaria taunted as she walked out of the room. Vegeta followed her.
“When I ask you something, I expect you to answer, not call me names, woman,” Vegeta remarked.
“Well isn’t that too bad for you. Get away from me,” Kitaria stated.
“I can’t be told to do something by the likes of you, woman,” Vegeta snapped. Kitaria turned around and smiled.
“You know something, Vegeta? I really don’t care what you have to say to me right now. I’m in too good of a mood for you to ruin it,” Kitaria informed. Vegeta grabbed her sleeve before she could walk away.
“Listen, wench. TELL me why you’re so damn happy before I burst,” Vegeta ordered.
“Burst then. I really don’t care. But then again, maybe I should tell you since it sort of deals with you. I wouldn’t be happy if it wasn’t for you and Bulma,” Kitaria smiled.
“Me and Bulma? What do we have to do with you?” Vegeta asked.
“One word, one person. Trunks,” Kitaria giggled happily.
“What does my son have to do with…wait a bloody minute here. What are you saying??” Vegeta demanded.
“He’s coming back to visit me, Veggie. Are you happy now that I’ve told you? Now scram so I can get ready,” Kitaria commented. Vegeta scoffed.
“As long as you two don’t elope, I really don’t care what happens between you two,” Vegeta said. Kitaria smiled.
“How nice of you,” Kitaria replied sarcastically. When she said this, the door opened and Trunks walked in with his duffle bag. “TRUNKS!!!”
“Kitaria!” Trunks called. He dropped his bag and Kitaria ran at him, jumping into his arms. “It’s so good to see you! I missed you so much!”
“So did I, Trunks!” Kitaria remarked. Vegeta just shook his head. Trunks looked over Kitaria’s shoulder.
“Hi Dad. How are you?” Trunks asked.
“Hmph. Wouldn’t you like to know? I think I’ll just leave you two alone,” Vegeta replied as he walked out of the room.
“Good riddance. Now we can spend some time together…” Kitaria started.
  
Chapter 2: Our Time Alone

Trunks followed Kitaria into her room. The minute he put his bag down, Kitaria jumped him. “Do you think you’re going to get a minute to rest? I don’t think so, Mister,” Kitaria informed. Trunks just smiled.
“Not one minute? I don’t think I would have the energy to do anything you want right now,” Trunks pointed out.
“You’re a Saiyan. You’ll manage,” Kitaria commented. She leaned down and kissed him passionately. Trunks pulled away to get air.
“If…we’re going to…do this…I suggest getting…on your bed,” Trunks suggested. Kitaria smiled and stood up. They walked over to her bed and Trunks fell on top of her, kissing her erratically.
“Whoa…take it easy, killer,” Kitaria laughed.
“Take that advice later when you go out of control,” Trunks advised.
“I’d rather not. It’s much better when I lose control. You know it’s hard to control myself when I’m with you,” Kitaria informed.
“I almost forgot,” Trunks said as they kissed again. He ran his hands down her body and took off her pants.
“Aren’t we in a hurry. I’m surprised last week when you visited you didn’t do this. Do you know how hard it was to contain myself? I don’t want to be a sex maniac,” Kitaria pointed out.
“Well, didn’t you inform me that Gayah and Zasyder do a lot of this?” Trunks asked.
“Well…yes. But that’s because they’re madly in love with each other. And plus they’re older and have two kids. It’s a little different with them,” Kitaria remarked.
“Oh…I see. And we’re not madly in love?” Trunks asked with a smirk.
“I didn’t say that, now did I?” Kitaria questioned. 
“No, I guess not,” Trunks admitted. They kissed again, but before Trunks could remove any more clothing off of Kitaria, she moved away. “What are you doing?”
“We need privacy for what’s about to happen,” Kitaria replied. She closed her bedroom door, then got back in bed, closing the curtains. “I figured I would get some of these. It will probably set the scene better.”
“That works for me,” Trunks agreed. They embraced each other and Kitaria took off Trunks’ shirt. They didn’t hear Vegeta walk in the room. He looked at the shadows through the curtains and gasped to himself.
‘I can’t believe I’m witnessing this.’ He cleared his throat loudly and saw the two shadows stop. “Dinner is ready if you two aren’t too busy to join us at the table.” Nothing happened. “That means get the hell off of my son, woman!!” Kitaria jumped out of the curtains with no pants on. “WOMAN!! GET SOME DAMN PANTS ON!!”
“GET THE HELL OUT OF MY ROOM, VEGETA!! THE DOOR WAS SHUT! THAT MEANS TO STAY OUT!!” Kitaria screamed at the top of her lungs as she put on her pants. Trunks crawled out of bed putting on his shirt.
“See you at the table,” Vegeta grumbled as he walked out of the room in a rage. Kitaria and Trunks looked at each other and starting laughing.
“We showed your Dad, Trunks. Never walk in my room when you’re here,” Kitaria smiled.
“Yeah. I feel sorry for him. At least I’ll have a story to tell my Mom when I get back to the future,” Trunks replied.
“You’re going to tell your mom?” Kitaria asked. Trunks nodded. “Did you tell her what happened between us a few weeks ago?”
“Are you completely out of your mind? I’m not telling her. She’ll kill me! Remember, she’s married to Vegeta,” Trunks reminded her.
“Oh yeah, VEGETA. Your father. The PRINCE of the Saiyans. I guess it must have all rubbed off on her,” Kitaria guessed. Trunks nodded.
“LET’S GO YOU TWO!!” they heard Vegeta yell from the other room.
“We better get going before your stupid father comes back in here,” Kitaria stated. Trunks nodded, and they walked out of the room.

Chapter 3: Trouble Arising

Trunks and Kitaria joined their friends at the table, who were already eating.
“Hi Trunks! It’s so nice to see you! How are things doing in the future?” Gayah asked as she swallowed some of her food.
“Good, thanks. My mom says hi,” Trunks answered.
“Well, give her our love. We’re glad things are going smoothly in the future,” Gayah smiled as she took another large bite of her steak. After this, she put her fork down, getting a serious look on her face.
“What’s the matter, Gayah?” Kitaria asked as she sat down. Trunks sat as well.
“I wanted to discuss the dream I had last night. I think it may be a premonition. I sensed a lot of evil from it,” Gayah started. Everyone paid close attention. “I think we’re going to have another enemy. A formidable one, at that. It won’t be easy.”
“With all of us together, we’ll be able to beat it, no matter who it is,” Gohan said a little too overconfidently.
“I wouldn’t say that, son. When your aunt has a dream, it usually comes true. Explain more, Gayah,” Goku urged. Gayah nodded.
“I really don’t know exactly who it was in the dream. But I know a lot of us were being hurt. Badly. The first to get pounded was me. Go figure. The next was Zasyder, then Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks and finally Goku. Then Kitaria showed up and got her ass kicked the most, leaving her almost dead. When she was about to die, I woke up. After that, I knew something was bound to happen any time soon. And since Trunks was in it, I knew it was going to happen in the time span while he was visiting,” Gayah explained.
“This can’t be good. Trunks is only staying for 5 days. So it’s going to happen within the next 5 days. We better be prepared. Maybe we should train or something, just in case we need it. We can’t be too overconfident and have fun with this battle like nothing is on the line. If Gayah dreamt that we were getting hurt badly, it just might happen,” Zasyder pointed out. Gayah looked down.
“That’s one thing I don’t like. I always know when something bad is going to happen,” Gayah sighed.
“But it’s a good thing. We can prepare for what is to come,” Kitaria pointed out. She smiled. “I know I’ll be ready for this.” Trunks looked at her.
“If you think for one second that you’re going to fight, you have another thing coming. After that premonition, I certainly won’t let you go out there and fight,” Trunks scolded. Kitaria gave him a look.
“That’s not for you to decide,” Kitaria pointed out. “A Saiyan doesn’t care about her well-being. I’m going to fight for others, not myself. If I get hurt, I get hurt. If I die, I die. That’s just the way life works on this planet. That’s how it works everywhere in this universe.”
“Well, not while I’m around. Especially when it can be prevented,” Trunks informed. Kitaria frowned.
“Trunks, I’m sorry, but I’m fighting, whether you like it or not. Case closed,” Kitaria remarked.
“No, the case isn’t closed. You’re NOT fighting, Kitaria. I won’t let you,” Trunks snapped. Kitaria stood.
“You know, I don’t like your attitude. You can’t tell me what to do. You’re not my father. Remember, I don’t HAVE a father,” Kitaria yelled. “And you know what, while you’re at it, why don’t you just stay out of my face? You’d just be a distraction to me anyway.”
“That can easily be arranged,” Trunks said.
“Good. I hate you,” Kitaria remarked as she turned away.
“Please, you two, this is pointless,” Gayah interrupted.
“Pointless? Would it be pointless if Zasyder wouldn’t let you into battle?” Kitaria asked.
“And would it be pointless if you cared for Zasyder’s well-being?” Trunks added. Gayah shook her head.
“This is to be contended between you, not me. I’m just trying to help. If you’re going to lay questions on me, I won’t get involved. You two are young, and you need to learn a few things still about love and war,” Gayah explained.
“I don’t need to worry about that right now because all I care about is NOT being in love,” Kitaria commented.
“And all I care about is war. I have nothing else on my mind,” Trunks retaliated. They turned away from each other.
“Nothing more invigorating than two Saiyans fighting. Now all that’s needed is a few punches,” Vegeta smirked. Goku looked at him.
“I wouldn’t be getting your joy out of this, Vegeta, I know you don’t like Kitaria much, but this is serious,” Goku insinuated.
“I don’t like the woman at all. It’s good for her that her and my son are fighting. I just want to see some battling,” Vegeta stated.
“Well, I’m leaving. I need to go and train for the fight I WILL be in,” Kitaria said as she started to walk off.
“And I need to go and get ready for the fight as well. At least I know I won’t have to worry about caring for someone,” Trunks remarked.
“This is getting out of hand. They’re supposed to be in love!” Gohan informed.
“Well, love can do that to people, Gohan,” Gayah said.
“I guess so,” Gohan agreed.

Chapter 4: The Game Is On

2 days later…

The fighting between Kitaria and Trunks is still on, but neither of them have spoken since their fight 2 days ago. Gayah, Goku and the others are worried, all except for Vegeta, who is rather happy for the sudden breakup of the feisty female and his half-breed son. The minutes roll on, and the fighting continues…

Kitaria and Gayah were sparring outside while Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Gohan watched on. Gayah grabbed Kitaria’s fists.
“You’re awfully encouraged. What’s on your mind?” Gayah asked.
“Oh nothing. I’m doing great. My fighting techniques have been much sharper, can you tell?” Kitaria asked.
“Uhh…Kitaria, you’re techniques have actually been rather poor for the last 2 days. Your fight with Trunks is making your fighting worse. You need to make up with him or your fighting is going to stay as bad as it is now,” Gayah explained.
“I really don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve been doing better!” Kitaria snapped back.
“Have I ever lied to you? No. And I’m not lying to you now. Ask anyone. Your fighting is getting worse every minute. Just see how many bruises you have from sparring. It’s more than usual,” Gayah informed.
“I don’t care. It’s just bad luck, that’s all,” Kitaria commented. Gayah shook her head and threw herself back a few feet.
“You need to stop denying yourself and your feelings, Kitaria. I didn’t raise you like that. Neither did my brother,” Gayah stated.
“Well, you’re not my real parents, so it doesn’t really matter,” Kitaria pointed out.
“Does it make a difference? You’ve never said anything like this before. You’re stressed out from the fight with Trunks. You know you still love him. You gave your virginity to him for crying out loud! Look into your heart, woman!” Gayah urged. Kitaria broke down crying.
“I don’t need you telling me what to do too, Gayah. I thought you were my friend. My sister. My MOTHER,” Kitaria choked. She exploding in anger, transforming into a Super Saiyan and flew for Gayah. They fought, Gayah trying to stop her.
“Kitaria, stop it! You’re fighting for the wrong reason! You’re not mad at me! Face it! You’re mad at yourself for being mad at Trunks!” Gayah yelled. Kitaria screamed out and punched her in the stomach, sending her flying into a nearby tree. Goku stood, along with Vegeta and Gohan. Trunks just looked away.
“Okay, I think that’s enough fighting for one day, you two,” Goku started. Kitaria looked at Goku.
“No, I don’t think it is,” Kitaria said. She powered up once more, but before she could get ready to fight Goku, Gayah appeared in front of her and stopped her. She had turned into a Super Saiyan, and wasn’t looking too happy.
“That’s enough, Kitaria. Sparring is over. Let’s go inside,” Gayah ordered.
“NO!! I’m tired of people telling me how to live my life! I’ll run it the way I want! Now leave me alone dammit!” Kitaria screamed as she flew off. Gayah powered down to her normal self.
“This isn’t good at all. Everything I do doesn’t seem to help, rather, it makes it worse. Should I just stay out of this, Goku?” Gayah asked, turning to her brother.
“Do what you think is right. Maybe it isn’t the best thing, but it may be right,” Goku pointed out as he put his hand on her shoulder. Gayah felt relieved. Talking to her brother usually helped her sort her mind.
“I think…I should stay out of this. If Kitaria and Trunks really love each other, they’ll fix this on their own. They’ll soon figure out that they can’t live without each other. I guess we should just wait and give them the time they need to cool down. They are, after all, Saiyans,” Gayah replied. Goku nodded with a smile.

Chapter 5: Time of Denial

Kitaria was sitting on a cliff, looking at the horizon before her. The sun was turning orange, getting ready to set. She sighed. “What is happening to me? This really bites. I have no idea what to do. And where is Gayah? She usually comes after me when something is wrong. Or is this one of those damn morals that I need to learn on my own? I really hate those.” She laid on her back and looked at the sky. “I don’t know what to do. I love Trunks, more than my own life. But he has to be such a moron. He doesn’t even believe in me. I’m a Saiyan, dammit! Saiyans can do ANYTHING!!”
“Anything? I would beg to differ.” Kitaria sat up and saw a figure floating in front of her.
“Who the hell are you?” Kitaria asked. Then it came to her. ‘Gayah’s dream…this must the one…’ She stood.
“Well, if you must call me something, call me Gaxalai. I’m here to kill you, to put it bluntly. You’re a Saiyan, no or yes?”
“Yes. And you’re walking right into trouble, you know. All Saiyans are trouble. I can kill you, and I will,” Kitaria smirked. ‘She doesn’t seem so tough. I can take her out easily.’ She got in fighting stance.
“I wouldn’t be too overconfident, Saiyan. That is most likely to get you killed,” Gaxalai informed.
“I’m sure you’re not here to give speeches. I don’t want to hear it. Just fight, dammit,” Kitaria urged. She powered up to Super Saiyan. And the two of them clashed together…

Gayah looked up. “Oh damn…”
“What’s the matter?” Trunks asked.
“Kitaria…she’s fighting someone. I can feel both powers clashing together as we speak. We have to find her before my dream comes true!” Gayah stated. She stood and powered up to Super Saiyan.
“Should we go? Don’t you think we should trust her?” Zasyder asked. “I mean, the whole reason why Trunks and Kitaria aren’t talking is because of trust. If we don’t trust her, she’ll hate us forever.”
“She’s a child, Zasyder. She still has a lot to learn. And so do the rest of us. You never stop learning, but she still has such a long way to go. We better go, just to support her. Depending on the situation, we’ll join in the battle and help. Let’s just go,” Gayah reprimanded. She flew off with the others following close behind.

Kitaria fell to the ground. She had definitely underestimated Gaxalai. She couldn’t believe how much her power increased. Before the battle started, she could feel hardly any energy coming from her. But now…it’s flaring from her body like fire. And Kitaria doesn’t have many options left…
“So, are you ready to give up, Saiyan?” Gaxalai asked.
“How many times have you asked me that? A few thousand? And how many time have I answered no? A few thousand? Start counting from now on,” Kitaria scolded as she stood.
“The reason why I keep asking you is because I keep beating you,” Gaxalai laughed. Kitaria growled.
“You know, you’re starting to become a real nuisance. I’m going to take you out once and for all,” Kitaria announced as she powered up again.
“You’re no fun anymore. I don’t think I want to play around. It’s time for you to die,” Gaxalai replied as she powered up a blast in her hand. Kitaria attacked her, but missed and Gaxalai kicked her in the stomach, sending her flying back into the ground. She stepped over her and chuckled. “Bye-bye, Saiyan.” But before she could do anything more, Gayah’s foot flew into the side of her face, sending her flying. Kitaria looked up and saw Super Saiyans Gayah, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Trunks, along with Zasyder (who can‘t turn into a Super Saiyan) standing noble as ever.
“Guys…what are you all doing here?” Kitaria asked weakly as she tried to stand.
“What have you been doing to yourself? Now do you believe me that you’re techniques have been poor? And all of this could have been prevented if you and Trunks would have forgiven each other a long time ago. But you didn’t. You were both selfish children. And now look at your position. How do you feel?” Gayah asked.
“Like shit,” Kitaria answered with a smile.
“That’s how I thought,” Gayah replied with a chuckle. She held out her hand, and the minute she helped her up, a blast hit Kitaria, sending her flying into Trunks. He stopped her, and held her up before she could fall over.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“I’ve been better. Thank you,” Kitaria thanked. They looked at each other, and Kitaria’s eyes got glossy. “Oh Trunks…I’m so sorry…” They hugged, and everyone except Vegeta smiled. He looked rather disappointed.
“Well, finally that’s over,” Gohan sighed in relief.
“Yeah, but this isn’t, son. Let’s take care of this. Who wants to do the honors?” Goku asked. “Or should we use the group effort?”
“I don’t know. What do you think, Vegeta?” Gayah asked.
“As long as she dies, I don’t care,” Vegeta responded.
“Good enough for me. Go ahead, Goku. You’re the hero anyway,” Gayah said. They all watched Goku as he blasted Gaxalai, and with ease, all that remained of her was dust.
“Well, that was certainly easy. That didn’t seem to be much fun,” Zasyder pointed out.
“Not all fights are fun, though,” Gayah informed.
“Yeah, and hell with them,” Zasyder smiled.
“Well, why don’t we get back and patch up Kitaria’s wounds? We don’t want them to get too serious,” Gayah suggested. They all nodded, and went back home, with Trunks carrying the now unconscious Kitaria.

Chapter 6: All That Remains

When they all returned home, they gave Kitaria a Senzu Bean and she was immediately back to normal. Gayah and the others decided to give Trunks and Kitaria some time alone, so they left them in the living room.
“Kitaria, listen to me. When I said I didn’t want you to fight, it’s not because I don’t think you can win, it’s because I fear for your safety. I love you so much, and I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if something like that happened to you,” Trunks explained. Kitaria nodded.
“I know. And I shouldn’t have jumped down your throat. You know, the reason why Gayah wouldn’t get involved is because there is a moral behind all of this. But you know, right now, I still don’t know exactly what it is. All I know is that if you love someone, you have to believe in it or it won’t survive. Maybe that’s the moral, or maybe there is more to it. Like Gayah always says, I’m always going to be learning something. And I still have so much to learn about this world,” Kitaria smiled. Trunks smiled back, and he grabbed her face.
“Kitaria, I love you.”
“I know you do. Now kiss me before I hurt you.”
“Yes ma’am.” And with that, they kissed, thus ending this tale.

Oh, and by the way, Kitaria was right. If you love someone, you have to believe in it or it won’t survive.

THE END